....what the hell happened to your kickstand????? I know out of all of those awesome pics, that's the one I focus on.

Haha, I'm not sure which pic you can even see that in, but on my trip to canoe the Spatsizi/Stikine, I made the genius move of strapping the bike with the kickstand down. The road was ridiculously rough and the bike kept falling down because my buddy's trailer didn't have any good place to strap to (so the straps would break from rubbing.)

So yeah, I learned my lesson.

But anyways, I was too cheap to get a new kickstand, so I asked a friend to see what he could do. He cut out the bent part, stuck a bolt in the two pieces of tube, welded it, and--VIOLA--good as new .

__________________2008 WR250R
4000km Cassiar/Spatsizi/Telegraph/Alcan fish and ride here
What you're Missing: a Guide to Side Trips off the Cassiar hereCanada's Best Kept Secret: 500 km from the nearest paved roadhere

So I didn't really have time for an adventure ride this year. My holidays were booked in August for a family event and I had resigned myself to some short exploring trips around home. But a week before I left, my lovely wife suggested she could probably survive a few days without me.

You see, we (mostly her) are due to have our 4th child any day here. So if I was going to go, it was now or never. With only a few days, I knew where I wanted to go. I threw up a post on ADV to see if anyone wanted to come with, but no one did. Probably was for the best though, as the pace ended up being a little intense.

Still was the most relaxing thing I've done all year.

The night before, I put some stuff together and the next day I loaded up the bike, kissed the family goodbye and hit the road.

I'm not exactly known for my packing skills, but I am getting better. And like I said, about 60% of what's on the bike was rafting gear. I didn't bring any food or even a sleeping pad.

The setup was a little top heavy, but (as you can see) streamlined, which I prefer with so much high speed riding to get to the destination. My R2 is not exactly a torquemaster, but she eats up the highway miles no problem as long as you don't load her 4 feet wide.

First stop.

__________________2008 WR250R
4000km Cassiar/Spatsizi/Telegraph/Alcan fish and ride here
What you're Missing: a Guide to Side Trips off the Cassiar hereCanada's Best Kept Secret: 500 km from the nearest paved roadhere

Come on....lets be fair. More than a few people WANTED to go.....just couldn't get the time off

Ok, Ok....I wanted to go. Stupid work

Sorry, you're right. I guess work has a way of getting in the way of adventuring.

__________________2008 WR250R
4000km Cassiar/Spatsizi/Telegraph/Alcan fish and ride here
What you're Missing: a Guide to Side Trips off the Cassiar hereCanada's Best Kept Secret: 500 km from the nearest paved roadhere

So Ben....do you guys leave the tree up year round???? Are you some sort of guide for employment??? Can I be you when I grow up??? I'm really sick of city life, 2 people gunned down 1/2 mile from my house ...shit. I need to move to the sticks. Sorry to be a downer.....